Lilongwe vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$250
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
47
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
989K
276K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 38% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8027th and 5994th ($591 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8837th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sarajevo

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Lilongwe Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923